Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)

Kappaphycus alvarezii or commonly known Euchema cottonii is a good source of kappa-carrageenan and can be found cultivated in the coastal areas of Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Carrageenans have many applications and are utilized in human food and pet-food industry. Carrageenans are also util...

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Main Authors: Awang Bono, S.M. Anisuzzaman, Ong Wan Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836391200027X
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Ong Wan Ding
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description Kappaphycus alvarezii or commonly known Euchema cottonii is a good source of kappa-carrageenan and can be found cultivated in the coastal areas of Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Carrageenans have many applications and are utilized in human food and pet-food industry. Carrageenans are also utilized in non-food industry such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, printing and textile formulations. Currently, the Southeast Asian region is producing semi refined carrageenan (SRC). There are various works in producing SRC; however, there are limited efforts to develop the optimization of cooking process parameters. Hence, the present study features on the cooking process (alkaline treatment) where the parameters (concentration of potassium hydroxide solution, cooking time and cooking temperature) and the ranges are identified experimentally. The effects of these parameters on carrageenan quality such as gel viscosity and gel strength were studied. The optimization of cooking process parameters and the experimental design was conducted based on the Central Composite Design (CCD) of Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The experimental result showed that gel viscosity increases with the decrease of cooking time, cooking temperature and potassium hydroxide (KOH) concentration (% w/w). In contrast, gel strength increases as cooking time, cooking temperature and KOH concentration (% w/w) increases. From the optimization, the best conditions for alkaline treatment found were cooking temperature 80 °C, cooking time 30 min and KOH concentration 10 (% w/w) which are similar to current practice in industry.
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spelling doaj.art-a922cbfd55414c148c9f430e53aecec52022-12-22T03:51:45ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36392014-01-012613910.1016/j.jksues.2012.06.001Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)Awang BonoS.M. AnisuzzamanOng Wan DingKappaphycus alvarezii or commonly known Euchema cottonii is a good source of kappa-carrageenan and can be found cultivated in the coastal areas of Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. Carrageenans have many applications and are utilized in human food and pet-food industry. Carrageenans are also utilized in non-food industry such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, printing and textile formulations. Currently, the Southeast Asian region is producing semi refined carrageenan (SRC). There are various works in producing SRC; however, there are limited efforts to develop the optimization of cooking process parameters. Hence, the present study features on the cooking process (alkaline treatment) where the parameters (concentration of potassium hydroxide solution, cooking time and cooking temperature) and the ranges are identified experimentally. The effects of these parameters on carrageenan quality such as gel viscosity and gel strength were studied. The optimization of cooking process parameters and the experimental design was conducted based on the Central Composite Design (CCD) of Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The experimental result showed that gel viscosity increases with the decrease of cooking time, cooking temperature and potassium hydroxide (KOH) concentration (% w/w). In contrast, gel strength increases as cooking time, cooking temperature and KOH concentration (% w/w) increases. From the optimization, the best conditions for alkaline treatment found were cooking temperature 80 °C, cooking time 30 min and KOH concentration 10 (% w/w) which are similar to current practice in industry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836391200027XEuchema cottoniiRhodophyceaeAlkali treatmentCooking timeCooking temperature
spellingShingle Awang Bono
S.M. Anisuzzaman
Ong Wan Ding
Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Euchema cottonii
Rhodophyceae
Alkali treatment
Cooking time
Cooking temperature
title Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
title_full Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
title_fullStr Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
title_full_unstemmed Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
title_short Effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) produced from seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii)
title_sort effect of process conditions on the gel viscosity and gel strength of semi refined carrageenan src produced from seaweed kappaphycus alvarezii
topic Euchema cottonii
Rhodophyceae
Alkali treatment
Cooking time
Cooking temperature
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836391200027X
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